World’s oldest dog Bobi dies at 31
#OldestDog, #Dog, #Bobi IBNS: The world’s oldest dog- Bobi, has died at the age of 31 years and 165 days. Guinness World Record holder Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, passed away …
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Moon’s age approx 40 million years more than calculated by previous research
#MoonCrystals, #MoonAge, #Earth, #Space, #Astrophysics IBNS: A recent analysis of moon crystals, originally brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts in the 1970s, has indicated that the moon is approximately 40 million years older than …
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Tech major Samsung recently unveils Galaxy A05s
#Samsung, #SamsungPhones, #SamsungGalaxyA05s IBNS: Tech major Samsung recently announced the launch of Galaxy A05s. IBNS: The newest addition to Samsung’s popular Galaxy A series aims to provide consumers with an immersive viewing …
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Gaganyaan unmanned flight aimed at checking efficacy of crew escape module successfully tested by ISRO
#ISRO, #Gaganyaan, #ISROUnmannedTestFlight New Delhi/IBNS: ISRO’s unmanned test flight for the inaugural human spaceflight mission ‘Gaganyaan’ took off from Sriharikota today, marking a significant milestone in India’s ambitious space program. This flight …
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Scientists release 10-meter-resolution cotton map of Xinjiang, China
#China; #HighResolutionCottonMaps; #Xinjiang; #CottonProduction; #CottonExtraction Scientists from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with collaborators from Shihezi University (Xinjiang, China) and University …
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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity to attempt new flight on Mars
#NASA, #Ingenuity, #MarsHelicopter, # PerseveranceRover, #Mars2020Mission Los Angeles/IBNS: Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars helicopter, is set to make its new flight on Mars later this week, the space agency said Wednesday. The new flight, the 63th …
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg, among 26 charged for demonstrating outside oil and gas conference
#GretaThunberg; #GretaThunbergCharged; ClimateActivist; #Demonstration; #OilAndGasConference; #London 20-year-old Climate activist Greta Thunberg, one of 26 people charged, has reportedly been charged with breaching a section of the Public Order Act that …
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Greens, heritage lovers flag off special tram ride in Kolkata to usher in eco-friendly Durga Puja
#KolkataTramways, #CalcuttaTramwaysCompany, #Kolkata, #Heritage, #TillotamaTramjatra Kolkata/IBNS: As another Kolkata tram trundled out of the Gariahat depot in the city’s south this Sunday to complete a full circle of the surviving tracks of the streetcars, …
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Cutting disaster risk will boost equality, improve resilience
New York: Marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Friday, UN chief António Guterres called on countries everywhere to boost resilience and adaptation, to build a safer and …
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First test flight of unmanned Gaganyaan crew module escape system on Oct 21
#Gaganyaan, #GaganyaanEscapeSystem, #ISRO Chennai/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to demonstrate its first flight to test the maiden human space mission’s crew module escape system as part of …
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